Acknowledgements

It truly takes a village to create an open textbook! This project was made possible by the efforts of many people – there are so many to thank.  This project was made possible because of our village.

Special thanks to Sunil Boodhai (Professor SSW & AMHW Diploma Programs) for your co-authorship and assistance throughout this exciting process and journey.  I couldn’t have asked for a more enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and supportive partner.

Thank you to Jennifer Woodill, (Chair, Community Services Department, School of Community and Health Studies) and Paula Demacio (Professor, Learning and Teaching – Centre for Faculty Development and Teaching Innovation) for their inspiration and their ongoing support of this project.

Thank you to William Chomrak (OER Lab Coordinator) for your unwavering confidence in this project, expertise, organization, amazing eye for detail, skills, and knowledge of how to maximize the success of the learning experience for students who will use this book. Also thank you to Fabian Soto (OER Lab Content Developer) and Manipul Sidhu (OER Lab Content Developer) for your enthusiasm, and wisdom navigating open resources and helping create such an amazing OER Book.

Thank you to Jennifer Easter (Librarian, SCHS & SoT) for your assistance with so many questions and, as always, ready to share your knowledge and expertise.  Thanks also to Joanna Blair (Librarian & OER Expert), Shelby Thaysen (Copyright Services Librarian) & extra thanks to Michelle Johnson (Librarian – Open Educational Resources & Digital Projects).

Thank you to Umair Memon (AMHW Diploma Student), our Student Research Assistant, for all the work and research you assisted with on this project.

Thank you to Don Halsey for your encouragement throughout the whole process as I navigated this new professional experience and worked a ridiculous number of hours, days, evenings and weekends.

Thank you to the authors whose work is used in this book. Without your work and willingness to share it openly, this book could not have happened.

Denise Halsey